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In the late '70s, Gregory Isaacs cut two albums for Virgin's Front Line imprint. Cool Ruler was the first and, although it never achieved significant commercial success, it remains one of his more impressive achievements. Backed by what is, in essence, the Revolutionaries band (drummer Sly Dunbar, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, keyboardist Ansel Collins, saxophonist Tommy McCook, etc.) and with the Heptones providing background vocals, Isaacs delivers a truly classic program of lovers rock and cultural tunes, from the sweetly adoring "Native Woman" to the coolly spiritual "Created by the Father." As always, he's making the most of a seriously limited instrument: Isaacs' voice is not attractive by any conventional standard, but his laconic, understated style makes a virtue of his thin, reedy voice, and the quality of his songs is on a par with the best reggae artists.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Brown, Composer - Gregory Isaacs, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
Ernest Wilson, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sly Dunbar, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Isaacs, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Heptones, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Ellis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ansell Collins, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Bingy Bunny, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lancelot McKenzie, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chinna, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Herman Marquis, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Shakespeare, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2000 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 2000 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1990 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
In the late '70s, Gregory Isaacs cut two albums for Virgin's Front Line imprint. Cool Ruler was the first and, although it never achieved significant commercial success, it remains one of his more impressive achievements. Backed by what is, in essence, the Revolutionaries band (drummer Sly Dunbar, bassist Robbie Shakespeare, keyboardist Ansel Collins, saxophonist Tommy McCook, etc.) and with the Heptones providing background vocals, Isaacs delivers a truly classic program of lovers rock and cultural tunes, from the sweetly adoring "Native Woman" to the coolly spiritual "Created by the Father." As always, he's making the most of a seriously limited instrument: Isaacs' voice is not attractive by any conventional standard, but his laconic, understated style makes a virtue of his thin, reedy voice, and the quality of his songs is on a par with the best reggae artists.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:33
- Main artists: Gregory Isaacs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: World Reggae
© 2000 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 2000 Virgin Records Limited
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